Morgen Irwin

Motivational Interviewing I

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DATE: March 17 & 18, 2016                                                              

TIME: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Registration will begin at 8:30 AM)

*Must attend both days*                                            

PLACE: Hart’s Hill Inn (135 Clinton Street, Whitesboro, NY)

COST: One fee of $95.00 – Includes lunch & program materials (Online payment subject to PayPal fee)

About the Presenters:

Denise Spagnola is a member of the Motivational Interviewers Network of Trainers; an international group trained by Miller & Rollnick. She has worked in the fields of mental health, substance abuse, corrections and dual recovery for the past 20 years; for the past eight years has owned and operated a private psychotherapy practice in New Hartford, NY. Denise works intensively with individuals dealing with trauma, abuse, addictions and family dysfunction. She is a faculty member at the Academy of Addiction Studies, NYS OASAS, an adjunct faculty member at MVCC, and a MINT (Motivational Interviewing) International Network of Trainers. Denise is also a mentor with the Women’s Mentorship Project sponsored by NYS Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Providers, Inc. (ASAP) and provides clinical supervision to individual and agency professionals. She is a member of the NASW, the AACC and CCN.

Bonnie Carr has thirty-two years of experience in the human service field. For eight years Bonnie worked in child welfare as a front-line caseworker and as a supervisor. For the last twenty-four years, Bonnie has worked at Insight House Chemical Dependency Services, Inc. as a chemical dependency counselor and administrator. In 1994, Bonnie was trained by Miller & Rollnick and completed the Motivational Interviewing trainer curriculum. She currently holds the position of Vice-President at Insight House, responsible for program development, regulatory oversight and clinical direction. Bonnie also works part-time in an outpatient community mental health clinic providing therapy for individuals with mental health issues, many of whom also have substance abuse problems.


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Counseling 101, Levels of Care

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Date: February 26, 2016            

Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Registration will begin at 8:30 AM)

Place: Hart’s Hill Inn (135 Clinton St., Whitesboro, NY 13492)

Cost: $55.00 – Includes coffee and assorted breakfast muffins, as well as lunch and program materials (Online payment is subject to PayPal fee)

Content: This course is intended to offer participants an understanding of levels of care, counselor wellness, and other helpful tools presented by Various Panel Members.

Who Should Attend: Social Workers, Addiction Treatment and/or Prevention Professionals, Care Managers, Case Workers, Residential Providers, Parole and Probation Staff, School Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and others serving individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.

Registration Deadline: February 19, 2016 (Or until full)


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Governor Cuomo Unveils New Tool to Guide New Yorkers to Addiction Treatment

On February 3, Governor Cuomo unveiled a new tool to guide New Yorkers to addiction treatment. The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services’ (NYS OASAS) Bed Availability Dashboard application collects bed availability from State-certified alcohol and substance use disorder treatment providers daily and makes it available in real-time on the agency’s website. This new platform will help allow all New Yorkers to easily determine treatment bed availability all across the state. To visit this dashboard, please follow the link: https://bi1.oasas.ny.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Dashboard.

This platform allows New Yorkers to search for services in their region, as well as for treatment beds specific to age and gender. Providers will update information about available treatment beds on a 24/7 basis. The Bed Availability Dashboard is the latest addition to Governor Cuomo’s multi-pronged approach to addressing substance use disorders in New York State.

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